Why the AI Race Depends on Math
China has taken artificial intelligence (AI) and ran with it. The country started using the technology for facial recognition and law enforcement in 2017. Since then, what used to take AI minutes to solve now takes only a few seconds. But how did China’s AI become so fast so quickly? With constant tweaking of AI […]
Can Bold Bets Keep the US Ahead of China in the AI Race?
Research shows that China’s artificial intelligence (AI) development is picking up at an unprecedented pace. Can the United States keep up with ambitious, out-there ideas? On Track to Overtake the US Last June, Apple and Google sponsored an academic contest at the world’s premier computer vision conference. The tech titans wanted to see if algorithms […]
How China Has Become the Front Runner in FinTech
Want to get a glimpse of the future of FinTech development? Look no further than China. Apps like Tencent’s WeChat and Ant Financial’s Alipay have changed how the country’s citizens control and interact with their finances. In this post, we’ll examine how China got a huge headstart in revamping financial transactions. We’ll also explore if […]
Alibaba Is Doubling Down on AI Chips and Quantum Computing
At Alibaba’s 2018 computing conference, the company showed off their Tmall app, an AI mobile app developed to identify the variations between different kinds of tea leaves and their roasting quality level. While this use case was subtle, it foreshadowed an announcement later on in the four-day conference. Alibaba revealed its plans to invest in and […]
China Is Building AI-Powered Submarines
Who said all the hot artificial intelligence (AI) innovation is being developed in San Francisco and other U.S. tech hubs? China has built AI-powered submarines — and plans to launch them in hotly-contested surrounding seas by 2020. Many Questions, Few Answers Many of the details surrounding these submarines are shrouded in secrecy. Per the South […]
What Is Google’s Plan to Cash in on China?
Google wants in on China’s burgeoning tech scene. The world’s largest country is going through a sort of tech renaissance; companies like Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, and Huawei are fostering rapid growth in a variety of areas such as AI development and the Internet of Things. While its strategy has been low-profile, Google has undoubtedly set […]
Apple Assists Chinese Government with Its Crackdown on VPNs
Apple is the largest company in the world by market valuation, thanks in large part to its controversial relationship with China. Other than the United States, China is Apple’s largest market, and the company has had to fight in recent years to hold onto its business there. The Chinese government continues to crack down on […]
How WeChat Leverages Chat UI to Offer Diverse Features
WeChat doesn’t look like much from a western mobile app developer’s perspective. Is it WhatsApp for Asia? Is it Google for China? Then you see the staggering statistics behind the chat app’s wild growth since its 2011 launch: above 90 percent of the population in all first-tier Chinese cities use the app regularly. Beijing alone […]